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Job Title:  Agribusiness Entrepreneurship
Training (30 Individuals)

Organization: Imagine
Her

Duty Station:
Kampala and Wakiso, Uganda

 

Who we are:

Imagine Her  is a nonprofit on a mission to provide tools
and collaborate with communities as key advocates to prepare pathways for youth
and women’s socio-economic independence. This we are able to achieve through
human-centric programming that builds the abilities of women and youth to
create community sustainable and tangible solutions.

 

About the Training;

According to the
2017 World Food Prize laureate, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the ”future of African
youth lies in agriculture.”  This future
can be realized by making agriculture both profitable and “cool” for
young people. Adesina also argues for the need to move the perception of
agriculture from a way of life for millions of rural people to a business.
Figures by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics indicate that Uganda is one of the
countries in the world with the youngest population.

Over 70 percent of
the country’s population of 40 million people is below 30 years of age. Youth
unemployment stands at about 70 percent, and about 400,000 youths are released
annually from universities into the job market to compete for approximately
10,000 available jobs and the likelihood of one getting a job is 1 out of 10.

 

We are here to
change this narrative through; a tailored 3 months of training aimed at equipping
participants with skills in agribusiness entrepreneurship using design
thinking. From the training, participants will come up with innovative business
ideas that address challenges in the agricultural sector.

 

Join our agribusiness innovation incubator now

Apply & get
trained to build your innovative agribusiness idea into a tangible solution
that fits one or more of these focus areas;

·       Sustainable farming practice

·       Climate Resilience

·       Financial Inclusion

·       Post-harvest waste reduction &

·       Market Access

 

Who can apply for this training

You are a recent
university graduate, passionate about agriculture & entrepreneurship.
You’re a resident of; Wakiso/Kampala. Aged between 18-35 years old. We are
looking for 20 females and 10 males to make the cohort. You are available and
willing to foot your transport costs for 3 months (2 days per week). Lastly, you
are an individual with a growth mindset and keen on entrepreneurship and
leadership.

 

How to Apply:

Submit your
Application. Submit your application via the following link below

 

Click Here

 

Note:

·       We will review your application and get back
to you in the week after the deadline to let you know whether you were
successful.

·        We
will conduct a phone or in-person interview with all the successful applicants

·        The
training commences on the first week of March 2021 for the successful applicants

 

Opportunities

Mentorship: We will provide access to a pool of
business & leadership mentors as well as connect you to a diverse group of
agricultural experts for support to grow and scale your agribusiness venture

Curriculum: Exposure to design thinking curriculum

Leadership: Change your leadership style to a more
creative and tailored leadership style-Adaptive leadership.

Lean start-up
Funding: We will provide
group-based lean start-up capital to kick start your agribusiness venture

Continued support: Beyond training, Through our tailored alumni
programming Imagine Her will continue to support your growth as a leader but
also the growth of your venture.

 

Please learn more
about our work on the following platforms

Website;
www.imagineher.org

Facebook;
https://www.facebook.com/imagineherIH/

Instagram;
https://www.instagram.com/imagine.her/

For more information
about the training

Call +256 751 421002

Or Reach us on email
through

 

Email:
info@i-her.org

 

Deadline: 28th February 2021 by 11:59pm

 

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